Mycobacteria (Tuberculous & Non-tuberculous) Flashcards
M. kansasii
PHOTOCHROMOGEN Yellow Bacillus
M. marinum
PHOTOCHROMOGEN Swimming Pool Granuloma; cutaneous infections
S. simiae
PHOTOCHROMOGEN Monkey lymph nodes
M. asiaticum
PHOTOCHROMOGEN similar to M. simiae; from monkey lymph nodes
M. scrofulaceum
SCOTOCHROMOGEN Cervical lymphadenitis among children
M. xenopi
SCOTOCHROMOGENS Bird’s Nest colony appearance adult pulmonary infection
M. gordonae (M. aquae)
SCOTOCHROMOGENS Tap Water Bacillus
M. thermoresistable
SCOTOCHROMOGENS ability to grow at 52C
M. avium subsp. avium
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN Battey Bacillus
M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN Johne’s Bacillus
M. avium subsp. silvaticum
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN Wood Pigeon Bacillus
M. terrae
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN Radish Bacillus
M. triviale
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN V Bacillus
M. ulcerans
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN causes Buruli Ulcers/Bairnsdale Ulcer (painless ulcer formed after skin trauma)
M. gastrii
NONPHOTOCHROMOGEN J bacillus